Iowa's latest preseason All-American? Linebacker Josey Jewell named to AP's first team

The Josey Jewell love is coming in. 

The senior Iowa linebacker was named to the Associated Press' Preseason First Team All-America Team. He was one of four Big Ten players honors -- Saquon Barkley (Penn State RB), Mike Gesicki (Penn State TE), and Billy Price (Ohio State C) were the others. 

Jewell led Iowa in 2016 with 124 tackles, the second-most in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-2, 236-pound Decorah, Iowa native was named to five preseason award watch lists, including the Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Sam Darnold, sophomore, Southern California

Running backs — Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State; Derrius Guice, junior, LSU.

Tackles — Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; Connor Williams, junior, Texas.

Guards — Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Cody O’Connell, senior, Washington State.

Center — Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.

Tight end — Mike Gesicki, junior, Penn State.

Wide receivers — James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; Christian Kirk, junior, Texas A&M.

All-purpose player — Quadree Henderson, junior, Pittsburgh.

Kicker — Daniel Carlson, senior, Auburn.

DEFENSE

Ends — Harold Landry, senior, Boston College; Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State.

Tackles — Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Dexter Lawrence, sophomore, Clemson.

Linebackers — Arden Key, junior, LSU; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; Azeem Victor, senior, Washington.

Cornerbacks — Tavarus McFadden, junior, Florida State; Jaire Alexander, junior, Louisville.

Safeties — Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama.

Punter — Mitch Wishnowsky, junior, Utah.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, junior, Louisville.

Running backs — Nick Chubb, senior, Georgia; Bo Scarbrough, junior, Alabama.

Tackles — Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.

Guards — Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.

Center — Frank Ragnow, senior, Arkansas.

Tight end — Troy Fumagalli, senior, Wisconsin.

Wide receivers — Calvin Ridley, junior, Alabama; Courtland Sutton, junior, SMU.

All-purpose player — Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.

Kicker — Eddy Pineiro, sophomore, Florida.

DEFENSE

Ends — Tyquan Lewis, senior, Ohio State; Rashan Gary, sophomore, Michigan.

Tackles — Christian Wilkins, junior, Clemson; Vita Vea, junior, Washington.

Linebackers — Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia; Tegray Scales, senior, Indiana; Cameron Smith, junior, Southern California.

Cornerbacks — Duke Dawson, senior, Florida; Iman Marshall, junior, Southern California.

Safeties — Quin Blanding, senior, Virginia; Godwin Igewbuike, senior, Northwestern.

Punter — JK Scott, senior, Alabama.

Voters

Lauren Shute, SEC Country; Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News; Brian Howell, Buffzone.com; Ed Daigneault, Republican-American; Matt Baker, Tampa Bay Times; Safid Deen, Orlando Sentinel; Pat Dooley, Gainesville Sun; Jason Butt, Macon Telegraph; Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald; Dave Reardon, Honolulu Star-Advertiser; Dave Southorn, Idaho Statesman; Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette; Eric Hansen, The South Bend Tribune; Terry Hutchens, The Anderson Herald Tribune; Steve Batterson, Quad-City Times; Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle; John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader; Ross Dellenger, The Advocate; Rob Long, WJZ-FM 105.7; Pat Caputo, The Oakland Press; Parrish Alford, Tupelo Daily Journal; Soren Petro; 810 WHB; Sam McKewon, Omaha World-Herald; Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal; Keith Sargeant, NJ Advance Media; Rick Wright, Albuquerque Journal; Brent Axe, Syracuse Media Group; Sammy Batten, The Fayetteville Observer; Lauren Brownlow, WRAL.com; Scott Hamilton, WCOG-AM; David Briggs, Toledo Blade; Bill Landis, Cleveland.com; Matt McCoy, 610 WTVN Radio; Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal; Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Grace Raynor, The Post and Courier; John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel; David Foster, Fox 17 WZTV; Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times; Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle; Tony Parks, 1280 AM/07.5 FM KZNS; Andy Bitter, The Roanoke Times; Mitch Vingle, Charleston Gazette-Mail; Jason Galloway, Wisconsin State-Journal; Robert Gagliardi; Wyoming Tribune Eagles; Matt Brown, Sports on Earth; Rece Davis, ESPN; Adam Zucker, CBS Sports.